Ofayé language
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| Ofayé | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Mato Grosso do Sul |
| Ethnicity | 60 Ofayé people (2006)[1] |
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Native speakers
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2 (2005)[1] |
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Macro-Gê
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | opy |
| Glottolog | ofay1240[2] |
The Ofayé or Opaye language, also Ofaié-Xavante, Opaié-Shavante, forms its own branch of the Macro-Gê languages. It is spoken by only a couple of the small Ofayé people, though language revitalization efforts are underway.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Ofayé at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Ofayé". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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